Palin is an opponent of abortion rights and gave birth to her fifth child, Trig, earlier this year after finding out during her pregnancy that the baby had Down syndrome.
Fowler told my colleague Alex Burns in an interview that the selection of an opponent of abortion rights would not boost McCain among many women.
“Among Democratic women and even among independent women, I don’t think it helped him,” she said.
Told of McCain's boost in the new ABC/Washington Post among white women following the Palin pick, Fowler said: "Just anecdotally, I believe that those white women are Republican women anyway."
UPDATE -- Carol Fowler releases a statement of apology: "I personally admire and respect the difficult choices that women make everyday, and I apologize to anyone who finds my comment offensive. I clumsily was making a point about people in South Carolina who may vote based on a single issue. Whether it’s the environment, the economy, the war or a woman’s right to choose, there are people who will cast their vote based on a single issue. That was the only point I was attempting to make."
Now, had a Republican made this statement, CNN would be all over it. However, even Democrats have noticed, and that's why she's rushing the public "apology" so quickly. With the race as tight as it is, Democrats can ill afford to alienate voters, especially women.
Keep it up Democrats, if you can't win in an environment that is RIPE for the picking, you deserve the humiliating loss. Republicans in power right now are practically handing you the election, and yet, you keep making mistake after mistake.
It's like watching someone who continually burns themselves on the stove, reaching for the handle once again.
Plus, Ms. Fowler, have a little backbone and stand by your statements. Fucking coward.
Travis
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